Lantern.



No. 762,244. PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

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LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1904. NO MODEL.

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PATBNTED JUNE 7, 1 904 J. A. MOSHER.

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No. 762,244. PATENTED} JUNE 7, 1904.

- J. .A. MOSHER.

LANTERN.

APPLIUATION IILED MAR. 21. .1904. H0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 7, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

7 JOHN A. MOSHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS &

VVESTLAKE COMPANY, OF ILLINOIS.

L NTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,244, dated June '7, 1904.

Application filed March 21, 1904- 1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. MOSHER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to lanterns for signaling and otherpurposes, andv more especially to the construction of the bodies of such lanterns, whereby the body is formed of two or more sections themeeting edges of which are so disposed that the1r lines of un on shall ,pass through two or more of the usual openings of the body, such as those closed by the lenses or the top and bottom openings. .Around the openings thus intersected by the lines of union are formed flanges by bending the material of the section inwardly or outwardly, and upon such, flangespafter the sections have been-assembled, are clamped the inner ends of-lens-carrying tubes, rings, or flanged plates, whereby the sections are held against separation. The spaces between the meeting edges of the several sections, after said sections have been joined, are filled with solder, tin, or other substance suited to the purpose. The lantern body may be of spher ical, cylindrical, or other shape, and the sections forming said body may have theirmeeting edges in either horizontal" or Vertical planesf In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved lantern-body. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line a aofFig. l. Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical sectional views illustrating the manner in which the parts of the lantern-bod y are united. Fig. 5 is a verticalgsectional.view on thefline c c of Fig. 2. Figs. 6 to 10, both inclusive, show modifications hereinafter described.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the respective figures.

Let 1 represent generally the lantern-body, it being preferably formed in two parts constituting a top section 2 and a bottom section 3. A cylindrical extension 4, integral with the section 2, is adapted to support the cap, while from the section 3 the base 5, formed therewith, extends downwardly to carry the Serial No. 199,100. (No model.)

oil-pot and lamp. The lantern-body, as here illustrated, is'spherical, its walls being pierced by openings 6, 7, 8, and 9, adapted to be closed bythe ordinary lenses. These openings-are each surrounded by an in wardly-turned flange 10, formed by slightly bending the material of the body. To each flange is attached a tube 12 for supporting a lens or other glass in a manner well known in the art.

The formation of the sections 2 and 3 is suchthat their meeting edges abut or overlap in the greatest horizontal diameter of the body 1 and in the central lines of the openings 6. 7, 8, and 9. It will be seen that one half of each flange 10 is formed on the top section 2 and the other half on the bottom section 3, so that when the inner ends 11 of the lens-tubes 12 are inserted in the openings 6, 7, 8, and 9, as indicated in Fig. 3,-and clamped or bent over the flanges 10 the two sections will be rigidly united. I

To preserve the body tight against entrance of air, the spaces between the meeting edges of the sections are closed with solder, tin, or other approved substance. Instead of a lenstube 12 for joining the sections 2 and 3 a ring 13, Fig. 6, U-shaped in cross-section, may be substituted, to which a door may be hinged orahook' or other means for suspending the lantern attached. The opening may be closed, if desired, by a flanged plate 14, as shown in Fig. 7.

"While I have described my lantern-body as formed of two parts divided horizontally with four openings therethrough, I do not limit myself to this number of openings, as they may be increased or diminished in number. Thebody may also be made 'in two or more parts, the line or lines of union being (see Figs. 7 and 8) in vertical instead of horizontal planes. In addition to the lens-tubes 12 for connecting the sections forming the body a'ring 15, similar to that 13 of Fig. 6, may be applied to the cylindrical extension 4 and a flanged plate 14 employed to form the bottom to the base portion 5. It is obviousthat The material of which my lamp-body is preferably made is sheet-steel, the parts being drawn up to the required shape, the halfcircles for the lens-openings being punched out and the edge of the half-circle being set back on an angle of about eighteen degrees. The two half-bodies are then placed in a holder with the lensopenings registering, the corners between the openings abutting. The

lens-tube is then dropped into the opening and the whole structure placed in a closing press or die, the edge of the lens-tube being clenched over the angled edge of the body around the lens-opening. The slight'crac'ks or joints at the four corners between the lensopenings are, as above stated, filled, preferably, with solder.

So far as I am advised I am the first to construct a lantern-body in which dependence is made solely upon the lens-tubes for holding the sections of the body together and in which solder or its equivalent is used between the lens-openings simply to exclude air.

I do not restrict myself to the exact details of construction, combination, and arrange ment herein set forth, it being obvious that minor variations thereof not involving the exercise of invention may be made by the skilled mechanic, and such departures from what is herein described and claimed not in volving invention 1 consider as within the scope and terms of my claims.

While I have described my invention as more especially adapted to lantern-bodies, it is obvious that it is equally applicable to other bodies consisting of a plurality of sections adapted to be united, whether on diametrical or vertical lines, and wherever the term lantern or lantern-body is hereinbefore used it is to be understood as a term applicable to a body for other purposes constituted of a plurality of sections joined as described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A lantern-body constructed of a plurality of sectionshaving openings in-the meeting linesof said sections, and angled flanges surrounding said openings, combined with means for engaging aid flanges and holding together said sectio s, substantially as set forth.

2. A lantern-bodyconstructed of a plurality of sections having flange-edged openings,

combined with clamping devices engaging said flange-edged openings, substantially as set forth.

3. A lantern-body constructed of a plurality of sections having openings in the meeting lines of said sections and flanges surrounding said openings, combined with lens-tubes the inner ends of which are clamped upon said flanges, substantially as set forth.

4. A lantern-body constructed of a plurality of sections having openings in the meeting lines of said sections and flanges surrounding said openings, combined with lens-tubes clamped tosaid flanges and forming the sole means .of uniting the sections, substantially as set forth.

v5. In a lantern-body,.a plurality of sections each having a semicircular flange-edged opening, two sections being brought together to form acompletely-circular opening, co mbined with annular uniting-bodies the inner end of each of which is passed through one of said openings and clamped upon the flanged edge thereof, the said annular uniting-bodies thus clamped upon the plurality of sections being the means of union-between the sections, substantially as set forth.

6. In a lantern-body, a plurality of sections each having one .or more semicircular flangeedged openings, two sections being brought together by abutting joints between pairs of such openings to form a completely-circular openingor openings, combined with annular uniting-bodies the inner end of each of which is passed through one of said openings and clamped upon the flanged edge thereof, the said annular uniting-bodies thus clamped upon the plurality of sections being the means of union between the sections, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. MOSHER.

W itnesses:

WILLIAM S. HAMM, GEORGE L. WALTERS. 

